Kankuro had seen Hinata fight before and knew she possessed a very strange ability. He had thought that as long as he did not engage her at close range, that ability would not be able to hurt him.
Yet he had not expected it to be so bizarre.
Before he could even bring out his puppet to fight, he was already lightly injured.
Had the puppet not blocked part of the attack for him, whether he could still stand after that blow would have been uncertain.
Wary, Kankuro moved even farther away.
At the same time, Crow appeared behind him.
Up in the stands.
Before anyone else could ask, Kakashi began explaining.
"That is the Sand shinobi's puppet technique. Against an enemy like this, either destroy the puppet or attack the puppeteer directly."
It was everyone's first time seeing a puppet, and they were all surprised and curious.
Naruto merely glanced at it before losing all interest. Such puppets were fine against ordinary shinobi, but they were nearly useless against powerful ones.
And against Hinata, these puppets were even more useless.
Whether it was the puppets or the chakra threads, they would all be sent flying by Hinata's repulsive force.
After fighting for a while, Kankuro saw that his puppet was about to be destroyed.
Left with no choice, he raised his hand and conceded.
"Hinata Hyuga wins!"
Moonlight Hayate announced.
The crowd immediately erupted in cheers.
Compared to the previous match, this one had been much more entertaining.
Ordinary people did not care how powerful shinobi were. They only wanted to watch flashy attacks.
Before they knew it, the morning matches had ended, and everyone was still hungry for more.
Ichiraku Ramen.
Naruto and Hinata arrived there.
"Has it not started yet?"
For a moment, Naruto did not know